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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Tesla's father was known for ______________.

2. How did Tesla describe his mother?

3. How did Tesla's father make him use his mind as a child?

4. How did Tesla feel about his time in The Real Gymnasium?

5. Why did Tesla think people should have free access to addictive substances?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Tesla tell his uncle about Niagara Falls?

2. How does the induction motor work?

3. How did Tesla use his imagination to help him invent things?

4. What kind of school did Tesla attend? Why?

5. Why did Tesla choose to write about his childhood?

6. How did Tesla respond to the hallucinations he had as a child?

7. Why was Tesla's father not more excited about his success at the school?

8. Why did Tesla decide to get his first job?

9. What gave Tesla a bad reputation in Gospic?

10. What did Tesla say about the Gramme dynamo, and what was his professor's response to this?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How did Tesla overcome his deepest sickness in life, and what changed in his personality in response to this?

Essay Topic 2

Belonging and security were two themes present in this book. Where did these themes appear, and which people were most motivated by them?

Essay Topic 3

What were some of the strange quirks that Tesla had, and how did the people around him respond to these things?

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